Pomona College Student Blog

"Quarantine Gaming," anyone? Hayeon Kayla Lee '23 has thoughts. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2VW

Professor Abrams, would you like to grab a meal sometime? Sophia Augustine ‘23 on "Not an Ordinary Breakfast" https://wp.me/paH8y2-2VR

Oluyemisi Bolonduro '23 gives us her "Post-Finals Feels"--involving K-dramas and lotsa, lotsa rest. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2VL

Vaccines are rolling out, but online learning goes on. "A Day in the Life of Zoom University: Freshman Edition," by Sonam Rikha '24, hits the highs and lows. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2VG

Being unprepared is underrated. At least according to Siena Swift '22, who was "Wildly Unprepared in Vancouver" https://wp.me/paH8y2-2VA

"Car-less in Claremont"? No problem, says Chloe Mandel '23. https://voices.pomona.edu/2021/01/car-less-in-claremont/

"The Cheese, or Not to Cheese," that is the question on Sophia Augustine's ('23) mind. https://voices.pomona.edu/2020//to-cheese-or-not-to-cheese/

Practice your Vietnamese, Dutch or Hebrew by eating lunch @OldenborgCenter ! Chris Meng '23 shares "Everything Oldenborg" about our center for languages & international relations. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2T4

Nelia Perry '24 "saw the value of being a pioneer this year" when she defied the urge to defer. So, instead of Frank Brunch, she's got Perry Brunch with her sister, Sayde Perry '22. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2ST

Choosing to live alone might raise eyebrows, but Hayeon (Kayla) Lee '23 says choosing a single was the best decision for her. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2SO

"When I first found out on a tour that 2 semesters of a PE class were required, my reaction wasn’t exactly positive," says Chloe Mandel '23. You know she changed her mind, right? https://wp.me/paH8y2-2SD

Pomona celebrates today! Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Jennifer Doudna '85 and her research collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier are the first female duo so honored. Well done!

Nostalgia: it's a powerful thing. Siena Swift '22 reflects on the highlights of her first 2 years at Pomona College. Art, music, and nature make the list! https://wp.me/paH8y2-2Sx

The ripple effects of COVID-19 hit Bryce Kelly '23 when he became Secretary General of Pomona's Model UN and confronted the need to completely reboot the organization. #modelunitednations https://wp.me/paH8y2-2Ss

"As a person who likes to consider all of my options, early decision seemed like a red flag," writes Sonam Rikha '24 in "2,800 to 10," her journey to Pomona as a Posse Scholar. #PosseLove #possefoundation http://voices.pomona.edu/2020/09/from-2800-to-10/

Anyone else miss athletics? Oluyemisi Bolonduro '23 offers "A Runner's Reflection" https://wp.me/paH8y2-2Si

Virtual admissions work is a beast! Let Chris Meng '23 explain. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2RU

Memories of Orientation Adventure: "Alexa, Play Yosemite by Travis Scott," by Sophia Augustine '23. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2RN

When you're away from campus, what do you obsess about? Deanna Han '23 indulges in a Tour of the Claremont Colleges' Dining Halls. https://wp.me/paH8y2-2RF

The Fall Fly-In, being seen as a person in the application process, seeing other "melanated & educated" students on campus and feeling she could grow--it's why Oluyemisi Bolonduro remembers "Picking Pomona." http://bit.ly/PickPomona